| 8th Grade American History |
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Fall |
Winter |
Spring |
| Themes |
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Independence and Revolution |
Expansion and Reaction |
Reform and Responsibility |
| Topics |
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Colonization and Settlement
American Revolution
Constitution
Westward Movement
Slavery
Triangle Trade
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The Civil War
Reconstruction
Immigration
Industrialization
Imperialism
World War I
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The 1920's
World War II
Cold War
Civil Rights
Vietnam
The 1970's
The 21st Century
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| Content |
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Meeting of Cultures
Settling the Wilderness
Search for Freedom
The Fight for Independence
A More Perfect Union
A New Nationalism
Jackson's America
Reform and Culture
From Sea to Shining Sea
Road to War
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A Torn Nation
Reconstruction
The Vanishing Frontier
The Rise of Industry
Into the 20th Century
WWI
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The Turbulent 20's
The Great Depression
WWII
Post War America
Toward Equal Justice
A Time of Change
Searching New Values
Our Changing World
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| Portfolio Artifacts |
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Early Explorers Map
Photos: Colonial Wax Museum
Models: Battles of the American Revolution
Essay: Cityscapes "Change Over Time"
Weekly Notebooks
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Map of Washington, DC in 1800
Civil War Collections Project
National History Day Project
Wanted Posters-The American West
Editorial Cartoons: "The Gilded Age"
Weekly Notebooks
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Map of Washington, DC in 2000
Timeline of American History- Washington, DC Project
Contemporary Issues Unit
Weekly Notebooks
Mental Maps
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| Integrated Units |
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LA/SS:
Explorer's Journal Project
Salem Witch Trials and The Crucible/The Scarlett Letter
LA/SS/SPANISH/SCI/ART/MUSIC/MATH
Outdoor Experiential History Day
Art/SS/LA/SCI/Service:
Changing Landscapes in America: Mapping Main Street
SS/LA/SCI/Math:
Urban Growth in America Project
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SS/ART: Collections Project
LA/SS/ART: Modernism Project
LA/SS: National History Day Project
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LA/SS/ART/SCI: Washington, DC Project
LA/SS/SCI/ART/MATH: Urban Design Project
LA/SS/SCI/ART/MATH: Watershed Project
SS/Service Learning: Oral History Project
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| Field Trips & Speakers |
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Mint Museum Exhibit
Old Salem Trip
Mooresville "Changes Over Time"
Charlotte "Changes Over TIme"
Veteran's Day Program
Sam Maloney- WWII B-23 pilot in Pacific Theater and Davidson College former Professor of Religion
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Charlotte Public Library
Wells Fargo Museum
Historic Rosedale Plantation
Bank of America Trading Floor
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Sugar Creek Charter School Project collaborative visits to Charlotte and various watershed sites
Various speakers from Duke Energy, Catawba Riverkeepers, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission
Trip to Washington, DC and Virginia
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| Resources |
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Text: American Adventures
Selections from:
- War Letters
- Great American Stories, Poems and Essays
National Geographic Magazine
Smithsonian Magazine
Upfront Magazine from The New York Times
Excerpts from:
Movie excerpts: John Adams Series
Movie excerpts: The Last of the Mohicans
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Text: American Adventures
Selections from:
- Great American Stories, Poems and Essays
- War Letters
Excerpts from:
- American Music
- Movie excerpts: Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Movie excerpts: Glory
- Movie: The Conspirator
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Text: American Adventures
Selections from:
- American Passages: A History of the US
- War Letters
Excerpts from:
- American Music
- Movie excerpts: The Greatest Generation
- Movie excerpts: Letters Home from Vietnam
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